In 2011 I had the great pleasure of attending a presentation by Diebedo Francis Kere at Cape Town's Design Indaba. Kere spoke with so much integrity and told a story that brought some in the
auditorium to tears.

After finishing his degree in architecture
at Technische Universität in Berlin he chose to return to his home town of
Gando in Burkina Faso and to use his education to help re build his community.
Using the limited materials that were available in Gando, Kere worked with his
communi...